Neonatal Surgery
Techniques, Evidence and Outcomes
- 1st Edition - August 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editor: David J Hackam
- Language: English
Neonatal Surgery: Techniques, Evidence, and Outcomes addresses the increasing need for specialized surgical care in neonates, recognizing that neonatal surgery requires unique… Read more
Neonatal Surgery: Techniques, Evidence, and Outcomes addresses the increasing need for specialized surgical care in neonates, recognizing that neonatal surgery requires unique considerations compared to other surgical populations. The book opens with a focus on the general care of the neonatal surgical patient, covering anatomy and physiological considerations, preoperative workup, anesthesia, pain management, and nursing considerations. It also includes chapters on family experiences, surgical transport, nutrition, pharmacy, vascular access, and radiographic considerations. Subsequent sections delve into specialized areas such as head and neck surgery, thoracic surgery, abdominal surgery, urologic surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and congenital heart surgery.
The book concludes with discussions on the future of neonatal surgery and special considerations for surgery on neonates in low to middle income countries. Each section provides detailed, evidence-based guidelines and techniques for managing specific conditions, ensuring comprehensive coverage of neonatal surgical care, making it an invaluable resource for clinical learners, a critical how-to guide for students and residents, and an authoritative reference for practicing surgeons.
The book concludes with discussions on the future of neonatal surgery and special considerations for surgery on neonates in low to middle income countries. Each section provides detailed, evidence-based guidelines and techniques for managing specific conditions, ensuring comprehensive coverage of neonatal surgical care, making it an invaluable resource for clinical learners, a critical how-to guide for students and residents, and an authoritative reference for practicing surgeons.
- Offers evidence-based guidelines for optimal surgical care in neonates
- Covers comprehensive preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management considerations and strategies
- Provides step-by-step techniques for various neonatal surgical procedures
- Includes insights into the metabolic and physiological responses to neonatal surgery
- Features contributions from leading experts in neonatal surgery
Pediatric surgical residents or students in training as well as entry-level and student medical specialists providing care for the neonates undergoing surgery, including nurses, anesthetists and neonatologists
Section 1 - Care of the neonatal surgical patient
1. Anatomy and physiologic considerations of the neonatal surgical patient
2. Preoperative workup and optimization of the neonate
3. Anesthesia for the neonatal patient.
4. Pain management of the neonatal surgical patient
5. Nursing considerations for the neonatal surgical patient
6. A family’s viewpoint – my baby had surgery. Here is what I went through.
7. Neonatal surgical transport
8. Nutrition for the neonatal surgical patient, pharmacy for the neonate
9. Vascular access for the surgical patient
10. Radiographic considerations in the neonate
Section 2 - Head and neck surgery in the neonate
11. Choanal atresia, subglottic stenosis
12. Disorders of the tongue, lymphatic malformations
13. Tracheostomy
14. Laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy
15. Torticollis surgery
Section 3 - Thoracic surgery in the neonate
16. Esophageal atresia with trachea-esophageal fistula
17. Lung lesions in the neonate
18. Chylothorax
19. Thoracic and mediastinal tumors in the neonate
20. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
21. Gastroesophageal reflux in the neonate
22. Tracheomalacia
23. Vascular Rings
24. ECMO in the neonate
Section 4 - Abdominal surgery in the neonate
25. Neonatal pyloric atresia, pyloric stenosis
26. Gastric volvulus
27. Gastric perforation
28. Gastrostomy
29. Duodenal obstructions
30. Malrotation and volvulus
31. Atresia of the intestine
32. Meconium ileus
33. Enteric duplications
34. Omental cysts
35. Neonatal ascites
36. Necrotizing enterocolitis
37. Hirschsprung’s disease
38. Anorectal malformations
39. Intussusception in the neonate
40. Inguinal hernia in the neonate
41. Short bowel syndrome
42. Biliary atresia and choledochal cyst
43. Omphalocele and gastroschisis
44. Bladder exstrophy and prune belly
45. Meckel’s diverticulum in the neonate
46. Appendicitis in the neonate
47. Abdominal tumors in the neonate
48. Neonatal liver surgery
Section 5 - Urologic surgery in the neonate
49. Kidney, ureter and bladder surgery
50. Urethral surgery – phimosis, epispadias, circumcision
51. Female internal and external genitalia
52. Neonatal testicular torsion
53. Intersex disorders
Section 6 – Orthopedic surgery in the neonate
54. Clubfoot correction
55. Congenital hip dysplasia
56. Ostogenesis imperfecta
57. Compartment syndrome in the neonate
Section 7 – Neurosurgery in the neonate
58. Brachial plexus injury
59. Spina bifida repair
60. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement
61. Intracranial hemorrhage, arachnoid cyst
62. Tethered cord
63. Chiari malformation
64. Myelomeningocele repair
Section 8 – Plastic and reconstructive surgery in the neonate
65. Craniosynostosis correction
66. Hemangiomas, lymphangiomas and vascular malformations
67. Cleft lip repair
68. Cleft palate repair
69. Polydactyly repair
70. Neonatal gynecomastia
Section 9 – Congenital heart surgery in the neonate
71. Patent ductus arteriosus ligation
72. Atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect closure
73. Atrioventricular canal defect repair
74. Transposition of the great arteries repair
75. Tetralogy of fallot repair
76. Coarctation of the aorta repair
Section 10 - The future of neonatal surgery
77. The Role of AI in neonatal surgery
78. The role of precision medicine in neonatal surgery
79. The role of nanotechnology – in utero and in the first 30 days of life for neonatal surgical patients
Section 11 - Surgery in low and middle income settings
80. Cardiac surgery in LMI settings
81. Urology in LMI settings
82. Pediatric general and colorectal surgery in LMI settings
1. Anatomy and physiologic considerations of the neonatal surgical patient
2. Preoperative workup and optimization of the neonate
3. Anesthesia for the neonatal patient.
4. Pain management of the neonatal surgical patient
5. Nursing considerations for the neonatal surgical patient
6. A family’s viewpoint – my baby had surgery. Here is what I went through.
7. Neonatal surgical transport
8. Nutrition for the neonatal surgical patient, pharmacy for the neonate
9. Vascular access for the surgical patient
10. Radiographic considerations in the neonate
Section 2 - Head and neck surgery in the neonate
11. Choanal atresia, subglottic stenosis
12. Disorders of the tongue, lymphatic malformations
13. Tracheostomy
14. Laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy
15. Torticollis surgery
Section 3 - Thoracic surgery in the neonate
16. Esophageal atresia with trachea-esophageal fistula
17. Lung lesions in the neonate
18. Chylothorax
19. Thoracic and mediastinal tumors in the neonate
20. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
21. Gastroesophageal reflux in the neonate
22. Tracheomalacia
23. Vascular Rings
24. ECMO in the neonate
Section 4 - Abdominal surgery in the neonate
25. Neonatal pyloric atresia, pyloric stenosis
26. Gastric volvulus
27. Gastric perforation
28. Gastrostomy
29. Duodenal obstructions
30. Malrotation and volvulus
31. Atresia of the intestine
32. Meconium ileus
33. Enteric duplications
34. Omental cysts
35. Neonatal ascites
36. Necrotizing enterocolitis
37. Hirschsprung’s disease
38. Anorectal malformations
39. Intussusception in the neonate
40. Inguinal hernia in the neonate
41. Short bowel syndrome
42. Biliary atresia and choledochal cyst
43. Omphalocele and gastroschisis
44. Bladder exstrophy and prune belly
45. Meckel’s diverticulum in the neonate
46. Appendicitis in the neonate
47. Abdominal tumors in the neonate
48. Neonatal liver surgery
Section 5 - Urologic surgery in the neonate
49. Kidney, ureter and bladder surgery
50. Urethral surgery – phimosis, epispadias, circumcision
51. Female internal and external genitalia
52. Neonatal testicular torsion
53. Intersex disorders
Section 6 – Orthopedic surgery in the neonate
54. Clubfoot correction
55. Congenital hip dysplasia
56. Ostogenesis imperfecta
57. Compartment syndrome in the neonate
Section 7 – Neurosurgery in the neonate
58. Brachial plexus injury
59. Spina bifida repair
60. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement
61. Intracranial hemorrhage, arachnoid cyst
62. Tethered cord
63. Chiari malformation
64. Myelomeningocele repair
Section 8 – Plastic and reconstructive surgery in the neonate
65. Craniosynostosis correction
66. Hemangiomas, lymphangiomas and vascular malformations
67. Cleft lip repair
68. Cleft palate repair
69. Polydactyly repair
70. Neonatal gynecomastia
Section 9 – Congenital heart surgery in the neonate
71. Patent ductus arteriosus ligation
72. Atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect closure
73. Atrioventricular canal defect repair
74. Transposition of the great arteries repair
75. Tetralogy of fallot repair
76. Coarctation of the aorta repair
Section 10 - The future of neonatal surgery
77. The Role of AI in neonatal surgery
78. The role of precision medicine in neonatal surgery
79. The role of nanotechnology – in utero and in the first 30 days of life for neonatal surgical patients
Section 11 - Surgery in low and middle income settings
80. Cardiac surgery in LMI settings
81. Urology in LMI settings
82. Pediatric general and colorectal surgery in LMI settings
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: August 1, 2026
- Language: English
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David J Hackam
Dr. David Hackam is the Garrett Professor and Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Johns Hopkins University and Pediatric Surgeon in Chief and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. He earned his MD from the University of Western Ontario and completed his PhD in Cell Biology and General Surgery training at the University of Toronto, followed by a Pediatric Surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Hackam specializes in managing complex surgical disorders in newborns, particularly necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and authored the first textbook on NEC. His research focuses on understanding NEC's pathogenesis and developing novel therapies, leading to six patents and several therapeutics in clinical development. Funded by the NIH for 21 years, he holds multiple research awards and grants, and has held leadership roles in several prestigious surgical organizations.
Affiliations and expertise
Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief and Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center; Garrett Professor and Chief of Pediatric Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics and Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, USA